ipl-logo

Compare And Contrast Paper Hearts By Meg Wiviott

740 Words3 Pages

The way readers learn about the Holocaust in the verse novel Paper Hearts, by Meg Wiviott, differs from the way they learn about it throughout the article, “Daily Routines”; Paper Hearts uses a first-person point of view, contrasting to how the article only provides factual information, which results in the reader to have a different understanding of the Holocaust.
One major difference between the two sources is that Paper Hearts is a verse novel, meaning the story is told in the form of poetry. “Daily Routines” is an informational article; It only contains facts to educate the audience about the Holocaust. Through both sources, it is demonstrated how in the mornings at concentration camps, prisoners had to go through a daily process called …show more content…

However, in the article “Daily Routines”, the information is simply given to the audience. In the poem “Block 25” (Wiviott 98), Zlatka discovers that her younger sister, Necha, was brought to Block 25. Although it is shown later in the novel, some readers might not find it clear what truly happened to Necha in that moment. “Necha did not return/ that night/ or/ in the morning/…Where is my sister?” (1. 1-4/ 2. 1) Zlatkas worrying about where Necha is can confuse the audience. However, in “Daily Routines”, information is plainly stated. The purpose of this text is to inform readers about the Holocaust; there should not be any possibility to have the reader potentially misunderstand it. When the reading describes the punishments, the reader clearly understands them. “Despite the sheer exhaustion that many felt after malnourishment and fatiguing routines, keeping up with the speed of the march was essential. Those that fell behind were subject to severe punishment and torture.” (3) The punishments and requirements of prisoners are very clear. This shows how “Daily Routines” is an easier-to-understand source than Paper Hearts because of the way readers are able to understand the

Show More
Related
716 Words | 3 Pages

What does a girl ripped from her home and placed into seclusion and a boy seperated from most of his family and faced with death every day have in common? The answer lies not with their experiences, but within the emotional effects of the aftermath of their traumatic experiences. Jeanne Houston writes about her life in a Japanese-American in her autobiography Farewell to Manzanar, and Elie Wiesel shares his story of the Jewish concentration camps in his autobiography Night. Both of these intimate books reveal truly horrific events and details about the crimes against humanity that went on during WWII, although one author clearly had experienced more appalling episodes. While both Jeannie and Elie suffered heavily and lost family connections

Read More
670 Words | 3 Pages

Imagine being a jewish person in one of the deadliest wars. How would you survive? How would the news of the war affect you? For many people this isn’t just a question, it's a reality. Like in the book Maus where it follows Vladek and his attempt to keep him and his family alive during the Holocaust or in the poem “Often a Minute,” hearing the news about the Holocaust and seeing all the new people joining in.

Read More
853 Words | 4 Pages

The Holocaust was a very traumatic event for everyone who experienced it and those who came after, and it gave many people experience, trauma, and disorders that they should never have had. Those of us who did not personally experience the pain will never know what those Jews went through in those camps, but Maus and Night share the experiences and horrors that millions of Jews had to live through. Maus is a survivor tale that tells the author, Artie Speigelmen’s father’s experiences in the Holocaust and his retelling through a graphic novel. Night is an autobiography written by Elie Wiesel that recounts the experiences of a teenager in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Some of the survivors became obsessive or paranoid, and others

Read More
225 Words | 1 Pages

With about 6 million Jewish deaths; 17 million total, the Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in human history. The memoir, Night, by Elie Wiesel is a true story of Wiesel’s heartbreaking experience as a young Jewish boy, at the time of WWII, in the midst of the Holocaust and his struggle to survive it all. Throughout the book Night, Wiesel reveals his loss of innocence by using imagery, symbolism, and repetition. In the memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel uses repetition to express his loss of innocence.

Read More
502 Words | 3 Pages

Writing preserves memories and actions. Without writing, there is no memory and no acknowledgment of these actions. Furthermore, literature can and will remain a potent weapon in any situation. This book is one of the most significant pieces of education and history from the holocaust. Ellie received a Nobel peace prize for his work.

Read More
438 Words | 2 Pages

Night, a memoir by Elie Wiesel, is a moving and powerful account of the Holocaust. The book provides a first-hand account of the horrors of the concentration camps and the impact they had on the author’s life. In order to convey the emotional impact of his experiences, Wiesel uses imagery to evoke pathos, the appeal to emotion, causing the readers to feel sad but also hopeful. A way that Wiesel uses pathos in Night in order to create a sense of dread and sadness for his audience is by using vivid imagery of the horrible crimes he witnessed. “A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children.

Read More
1020 Words | 5 Pages

Elie Wiesel's memoir Night is a deeply moving and haunting account of his experiences as a Jewish teenager during the Holocaust. In his writing, Wiesel employs a range of rhetorical strategies to convey the emotional impact of the Holocaust on the reader. Two of the most powerful strategies he uses are tone and imagery. Through his tone of sadness, anger, and despair, Wiesel creates a connection between the reader and the horrors of the Holocaust. Meanwhile, his use of vivid and haunting imagery works to create a visceral and unforgettable image of life in the concentration camps.

Read More
610 Words | 3 Pages

The terrifying encounters and portrayal of genocide, witnessed and experienced, during the holocaust were traumatizing and life changing. The Jewish prisoners, in the memoir, “Night” written by Eliezer Wiesel, were treated more like filthy animals than the human beings they were. The concentration camps were just a birthplace for a series of hellish physical and mental torture, as well as constant dehumanization. Eliezer Wiesel and his father experienced agonizing and disturbing dehumanization including, starvation, numerous beatings, unforgettable sights, and overall phychological torture. When Elie and his father first arrived in Auschwitzs, the SS soldiers took their belongings, clothes, and shaved their heads, “Their clippers

Read More
570 Words | 3 Pages

There were over 23 concentration camps that killed Jews over the course of the Holocaust, Over 6 million Jews died. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel he shares his traumatic experience during the holocaust and how he and his dad navigated concentration camps. In comparison Anne Frank's “The diary of a young girl” talks about how she and her family had a safe place to hide while others were dying. In both books we can see that the main character's environment shapes their behaviors and beliefs, Even though both characters went through the holocaust differently they were still both highly affected.

Read More
548 Words | 3 Pages

Ezra Jenks Mr. Delgado English 10.7 31 March 2023 Horrors that convey the holocaust The atrocities of the Holocaust have left scars not only on the victims but also on the collective history of the world. One of the most poignant testimonies of these atrocities is Night, written by Elie Wiesel. A first-hand account of his experiences in the concentration camps, this book is a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit and the unspeakable horrors that humans are capable of inflicting upon each other. Elie Wiesel's Night effectively conveys the horrors of the Holocaust and its lasting impact on survivors and society.

Read More
1116 Words | 5 Pages

Night and Day In the great history of man, there is no event committed as gut-wrenchingly ignoble as the Holocaust. Therefore, conveying the devastation and emotional trauma on a believable and personal level is a sign of fantastic writing, which can be seen in Elie Wiesel’s Night. Moreover, to take this awful situation and put an almost light-hearted twist on it is also increasable, which is seen in the film “Life is Beautiful.” Accordingly, both of these mediums portray main characters that are in concentration camps, but present them in varying ways that create stories that feel completely different.

Read More
1018 Words | 5 Pages

The Holocaust is perhaps one of the most brutal genocides in the history of humanity's existence, causing mass hysteria and chaos worldwide. Although it caused such a detrimental impact on millions, many chose not to talk about it and rather leave it a thing of the past, as to divert attention away from how truly evil and brutal mankind can be. Elie Wiesel, a first hand survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau, is determined to not let that happen. In an attempt to bring awareness to the events of the Holocaust and give a voice to the millions that died, he publishes his novel, Night. In this novel, Elie relives his experiences during the Holocaust, and attempts to draw attention to his view of humanity as a whole throughout his experience.

Read More
710 Words | 3 Pages

Night is a powerful, first person account of the tragic horrors of the Holocaust written and endured by Elie Wiesel. In this dark literary piece, Wiesel's first hand tale of the atrocities and horrors endured in World War II concentration camps will leave an unforgettable, dark, macabre impression amongst readers that cannot be done with a simple listing of statistics. This tale of human perserverance and the dark side of human nature will cause readers to question their own humanity. Also, it will paint a vivid picture of the vile deeds that mankind is capable of expressing. Reading this book will leave a long lasting impression that is definitely not something that will be soon forgotten.

Read More
1090 Words | 5 Pages

At times, it appears unviable for one’s life to transform overnight in just a few hours. However, this is something various individuals experienced in soul and flesh as they were impinged by those atrocious memoirs of the Holocaust. In addition, the symbolism portrayed throughout the novel Night, written by Elie Wiesel, presents an effective fathoming of the feelings and thoughts of what it’s like to undergo such an unethical circumstance. For instance, nighttime plays a symbolic figure throughout the progression of the story as its used to symbolize death, darkness of the soul,

Read More
722 Words | 3 Pages

. Chapter One Understanding Karma and Reincarnation Instant Karma's gonna get you, Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together, Pretty soon you're gonna be dead John Winston Lennon

Read More

More about Compare And Contrast Paper Hearts By Meg Wiviott

Related Topics

Open Document